ETABLISSEMENTS J. SCHREIBER : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, ETABLISSEMENTS J. SCHREIBER achieves revenue of 263 k€. Revenue is declining over the period 2016-2024 (CAGR: -6.8%). Significant drop of -38% vs 2021. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 263 k€, i.e. a rate of 100%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 87 k€, representing 32.9% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-38%), EBITDA varies by -70%, reducing margin by 35.5 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 196 k€, i.e. 74.4% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 24%. This very low level reflects a solid financial structure, offering significant room for future investments or acquisitions. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 79%. This high autonomy means the company finances most of its assets through equity, a sign of strength. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 4.2 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This ratio remains within usual banking standards. Cash flow represents 96.3% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment. This high level provides strong self-financing capacity.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 9283.23. Concretely, the company has €2 of liquid assets for every €1 of short-term debt: no cash risk within 12 months. The interest coverage ratio (= EBIT / Interest expenses) is 66.0x. Operating income very largely covers interest expenses: high safety margin.

Working capital requirement (WCR) measures the cash timing gap between customer collections and supplier/inventory payments. Average customer payment term: 41 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 40 days. The company must finance 1 days of gap between collections and payments. Overall, WCR represents 866 days of revenue, i.e. 633 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-44%), freeing up cash.

Based on 169 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of ETABLISSEMENTS J. SCHREIBER is estimated at 573 137 € (range 168 787€ - 1 035 925€). With an EBITDA of 86 642€, the sector multiple of 5.6x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.81x (in line with sector norms). This multiples method compares the actual sale price of similar companies to their financial indicators (Revenue, EBITDA, Net Income). It provides a market-based indicative estimate.